,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dajh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjad   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,v>gas1 & ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a grant 
program = nebuliz]s 9 elem5t>y &        
second>y s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,brea? ( ,fre% ,air
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z  
foll[s3  7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj p1 includ+    
#g1jjj1jjj *ildr51 h a/hma4  7#b7 ,almo/
 #ac1jjj1jjj p report hav+ an a/hma     
attack 9 ! pa/ ye> & a/hma acc\nts =    
ne>ly #b1jjj1jjj em]g5cy dep>tm5t visits
 ea* ye>4  7#c7 ,e day 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates--  7,a7 #cj1jjj p h an a/hma     
attack2 &  7,b7 #aa p die f a/hma4  7#d7

 ,ne>ly #e1jjj1jjj a/hma suff]]s are "u 
#ah ye>s ( age1 & #a out ( e #aj        
s*ool-ag$ *ildr5 has a/hma4  7#e7       
,m9orities are adv]sely affect$ by      
a/hma1 z--  7,a7 ,african-,am]icans are 
#c times m likely to die f a/hma2 &     
7,b7 ,hispanics may h an elevat$ risk = 
exposure to air pollution s9ce a        
disproportionate numb] live 9 areas     
fail+ to meet "o or m national /&>ds =  
air pollutants4 7,x is e/imat$ t #hj    
p]c5t ( ,hispanics live 9 areas t fail$ 
to meet "o ,unit$ ,/ates ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy air quality /&>d1    
comp>$ to #fe p]c5t ( ,african-,am]icans
 & #eg p]c5t ( ,:ites47  #c4 ,grant     
program = nebuliz]s  7a7 ,program       
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,education %all  
c>ry out a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y   
makes grants to local educational       
ag5cies1 to be us$ by ! local           
educational ag5cies = "o or bo? ( !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,to pur*ase nebuliz]s =   
use 9 elem5t>y & second>y s*ools s]v$ by
 ! local educational ag5cy4  7#b7 ,to   

provide tra9+ to enable elem5t>y &      
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! local         
educational ag5cy to meet ! requirem5ts 
( subsection 7d77#a71 b only if         
nebuliz]s are already 9 use at su*      
s*ools or are acquir$ ?r\gh ?is program4
  7b7 ,eligibility  7#a7 ,local         
educational ag5cies ,to be eligible to  
receive a grant "u ?is section1 a local 
educational ag5cy %all submit an        
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y may require4  7#b7 ,elem5t>y &
 second>y s*ools ,to be eligible to     
receive a nebuliz] ?r\gh a grant "u ?is 
section1 a s*ool may be any public or   
private s*ool s]v$ by ! local           
educational ag5cy1 except t an ,int]net-
 or comput]-bas$ community s*ool is n   
eligible4  7c7 ,mat*+ funds requir$     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u ?is section1 ! local        
educational ag5cy mu/ provide mat*+     
funds f non-,f$]al s\rces equal to n    
less ?an #be p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! grant4 

7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y %all waive !   
requirem5t ( p>agraph 7#a7 = a local    
educational ag5cy if ! numb] ( *ildr5   
c\nt$ "u section #aabd7;c77#a77;,a7 ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fccc7;c77#a77;,a77
 is #bj p]c5t or m ( ! total numb] (    
*ildr5 ag$ #e to #ag1 inclusive1 s]v$ by
 ! local educational ag5cy4  7d7 ,tra9+ 
& coord9ation requir$ ,a local          
educational ag5cy t receives a grant "u 
?is section %all demon/rate t1 = ea*    
elem5t>y & second>y s*ool at :i* !      
nebuliz]s are to be us$--  7#a7 !re is a
 full-"t c]tifi$ s*ool nurse on /aff2   
7#b7 ! s*ool has ! tra9$ p]sonnel & o!r 
res\rces necess>y to use ! nebuliz]s2   
7#c7 local p>am$ics & o!r em]g5cy       
s]vices p]sonnel are notifi$ :]e on     
s*ool gr\nds ! nebuliz]s are to be      
locat$2  7#d7 ! nebuliz] w be integrat$ 
into ! s*ool's em]g5cy response plan or 
proc$ures2 &  7#e7 ! s*ool has proc$ures
 9 place to ensure t p>5ts are notifi$ (
 ! availability ( ! nebuliz]s1 h[ to    

provide _! *ild's prescription a/hma    
m$ication to ! s*ool1 & h[ to au?orize  
use ( a nebuliz] to assi/ _! *ild :5    
m$ically appropriate4  7e7 ,priority ,9 
mak+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y 
%all give priority to local educational 
ag5cies--  7#a7 hav+ jurisdiction ov] a 
geographic area ) respect to :i* !      
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion has det]m9$ t ! preval5ce 
( a/hma is at lea/ #aj p]c5t high] ?an !
 national av]age2  7#b7 t d n already h 
at lea/ "o nebuliz] 9 ea* s*ool s]v$ by 
! local educational ag5cy2  7#c7 s]ve   
s*ools at :i* a significant numb] (     
/ud5ts1 /aff1 & visitors are pres5t on  
s*ool gr\nds dur+ a typical day2 &  7#d7
 t h n receiv$ funds "u ! ,rural ,access
 to ,em]g5cy ,devices ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bed;c note74  7f7 ,,esea     
def9itions ,! t]ms us$ 9 ?is section    
%all h ! mean+s giv5 to su* t]ms 9      
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7g7 ,au?orization (            

appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjai4  #d4            
,con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be   
con/ru$--  7#a7 to create liability =   
use ( a nebuliz] or affect liability =  
su* use t exi/s "u o!r law2 or  7#b7 to 
sup]s$e a ,/ate law regulat+ nurs+4